2/4 | 6/26/06 12:33 PM | featuredec01c

Sean Thomas' 1970 Chevelle SS -- I started by pulling the motor, and was originally just going to paint the motor and put it right back in the car. Silly me. I had the cam degreed out by a local machine shop and learned the crank was cracked. Uh, oh. Time to rebuild the motor. I had the 396 bored out to 415 cid, with a forged crank, stock rods, and a Crane Cam 296/306 duration (236/246 @ .050), .553/.571 lift, 114 LSA. The heads are stock with some porting done on the exhaust side. They sport Crane Energizer roller tipped rockers, and Crane pushrods. The oil pan is a Moroso six quart and has a Moroso pump tucked inside. The intake is an Edelbrock RPM Airgap, and sitting on top of that is a Holley 950HP carburetor. The motor breathes through a set of Hedman headers, and a Flowmaster 2.5" exhaust system with Flowmaster 50 Series Delta Flow mufflers. The ignition system is a Mallory Comp 9000 distributor, a MSD 6AL ignition, and MSD 8.5mm wires firing from a Mallory ProMaster coil. The fuel system is a Mallory Comp. 140 fuel pump and filter running up to a Mallory Comp 140 regulator, through a Holley fuel log.